In the 50-plus years of James Bond, the wait between films has never gone longer than six years.

Paddington bear going on an Indiana Jones-style adventure in “Paddington in Peru” and Alexander Skarsgard playing a robot with free will in Apple TV+‘s series “Murderbot” are some of the new television, films, music and games headed to a device near you.

“Captain America: Brave New World” is infusing some blockbuster cash into the North American box office.

This week’s new streaming entertainment releases include a new album from pop princess Ariana Grande, a docuseries on National Geographic that follows female leaders of the animal kingdom and the Emma Stone-led “Poor Things” landing on Hulu, just in time for the Academy Awards.

Hollywood closed out an up and down 2023 with “Wonka” regaining No. 1 at the box office, strong sales for “The Color Purple” and an overall $9 billion in ticket sales that improved on 2022’s grosses but fell about $2 billion shy of pre-pandemic norms.

“Wonka” debuted with $39 million in box office sales in the U.S. and Canada over the weekend.

Like the “Paddington” movies, “Wonka” was dreamt up by Paul King, a lifetime Roald Dahl fan and a writer and director whom his collaborators somewhat universally agree may actually be Paddington in a human costume.

Baylor remained No. 1 for the third straight week in The Associated Press men's college basketball poll, receiving all 61 first-place votes from a national media panel.

Timothée Chalamet will play Willy Wonka in a musical based on the early life of the eccentric chocolatier.